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Starts With B, Rhymes With Witch

What do you get when one and three go to war? Lot’s of flying fists, hurt feelings and exhausted referees.   Into every new year a little profanity must fall and who better to give it to you than Il Duce? … Continue reading

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Monday Morning Report

Time 7:45 am. Place Washington DC, interior of my car. Child 1: What’s that you’ve got going on there? Me: What, where? Child 1: Your outfit. Me: *Vacant expression* Me: Oh look, there’s a black cat. He just crossed RIGHT … Continue reading

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You’ve Got Another Thing Coming

Yesterday I needed a momentary break from my service to the emperor. Doing his bidding all day every day can really wear on a person so after re-fixing his chocolate milk three times to get it just right and head … Continue reading

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Unicorns, Yeti’s and Rainbows

Today I walked past a seventh grader that towered over me by at least four inches, but that wasn’t the only glaring difference that made me stop and think. Did I look like that in seventh grade? Did I carry … Continue reading

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Prince of Id

 So here I am again. Today I sit in an office across from another set of baffled educators trying to dissect my uproariously funny but hard to understand four year old. Should I tell them that they would have a … Continue reading

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Baby Slapper vs. Baby Ass Kicker

Picture this. You are eight hours into what should have been a three hour trip home from your beach vacation and you’ve only gone about seventy five miles. Frustration, boredom (for the kids), hunger, and straight up agony are being … Continue reading

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